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A visit to the Swinney Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Swinney Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Swinney Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Swinney Cemetery

Lat:   40.8334°   (40° 50' 0")

Lon:   -92.3780°   (-92° 22' 40")

The Swinney Cemetery is located in Davis County<2>.

The county seat for Davis County is located in Bloomfield. Bloomfield lies just to the south southwest of the Swinney Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Swinney Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Swinney Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Kingdom Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kingdom Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kingdom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kingdom Cemetery is located in Davis County
  • Jay Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jay Cemetery
    • The Jay Cemetery is located in Davis County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Jay Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Floris.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95190 <5>
  • Fiedler Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fiedler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fiedler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fiedler Cemetery is located in Davis County
  • Roland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Roland Cemetery is located in Davis County
  • Harbour Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harbour Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harbour Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harbour Cemetery is located in Davis County
  • Pewter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pewter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pewter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pewter Cemetery is located in Davis County
  • Stark Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stark Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stark Cemetery is located in Davis County
  • Rime Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rime Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rime Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rime Cemetery is located in Davis County
  • Sherman Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sherman Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sherman Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sherman Chapel Cemetery is located in Davis County
  • Lester Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lester Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lester Cemetery is located in Davis County
  • Shunem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shunem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shunem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shunem Cemetery is located in Davis County
  • White Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The White Cemetery is located in Davis County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Wilson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Davis County
    • Odd Fellows Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Odd Fellows Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Odd Fellows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Davis County
    • Parrott Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parrott Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parrott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Parrott Cemetery is located in Davis County
    • Mars Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mars Hill Cemetery
      • The Mars Hill Cemetery is located in Wapello County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mars Hill Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Floris.
      • The Mars Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mars Hill Church Cemetery
      • Mars Hill Log Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #734379 <5>
    • Spence Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spence Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Spence Cemetery is located in Davis County
    • Odd Fellows Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Odd Fellows Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Odd Fellows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Davis County
    • Pagett Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pagett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pagett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pagett Cemetery is located in Davis County
    • Pierce Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pierce Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pierce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pierce Cemetery is located in Davis County
    • McCormick Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCormick Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCormick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McCormick Cemetery is located in Davis County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Swinney Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Swinney Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Floris
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
    • Floris is located in Davis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
  • Carbon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carbon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
    • Carbon is located in Davis County
  • Drakesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bloomfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Chequest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chequest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chequest
    • Chequest is located in Davis County
  • Cliffland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffland
    • Cliffland is located in Wapello County
  • Eldon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Paris
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Paris is located in Davis County
  • Pulaski
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pulaski have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
    • Pulaski is located in Davis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
  • Agency
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agency have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agency
    • Agency is located in Wapello County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agency <7>
  • West Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove
    • West Grove is located in Davis County
  • Selma
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
    • Selma is located in Van Buren County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • East Ottumwa
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Ottumwa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ottumwa
      • East Ottumwa is located in Wapello County
    • Ottumwa
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Mark
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
      • Mark is located in Davis County
    • Stiles
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stiles. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
      • Stiles is located in Davis County
    • Savannah
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savannah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
      • Savannah is located in Davis County
    • Milton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Van Buren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <7>
    • Leando
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leando
      • Leando is located in Van Buren County
    • Douds
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douds
      • Douds is located in Van Buren County
    • Batavia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Dahlonega
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlonega
      • Dahlonega is located in Wapello County
    • Orleans
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
      • Orleans is located in Appanoose County
    • Blakesburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Unionville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
      • Unionville is located in Appanoose County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <7>

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Swinney Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Davis County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Swinney Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Swinney Cemetery:

Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Swinney Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1976145  (Swinney Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1976145 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Bloomfield North
    • County: Davis         Elev: 258
    • Location given for GNIS #1976145 (Swinney Cemetery)

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Davis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Swinney Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8334, Longitude: -92.3780       In this case, the coordinates for the Swinney Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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